WHEREAS, for 30 years, the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
has preserved the history and legacy of colonial American pioneers and their
descendants; and

WHEREAS, the idea of the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
was created by Eric Montgomery, then director of the Ulster-American Folk Park
in Northern Ireland, as a way for people to learn about colonial settlers and
their contributions to the American way of life; and

WHEREAS, after a feasibility study by the Jamestown-Yorktown
Foundation, the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia was incorporated as a
nonprofit organization in 1982; the museum became an independent state agency
in 1986 and opened to the public in 1988; and

WHEREAS, the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia provides
teacher education programs and opportunities for school field trips, as well as
entertaining lectures, workshops, and special programs; and

WHEREAS, the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia has fulfilled
its mission with the support of countless volunteers and many generous
donations, which have supported temporary and permanent exhibits, the
acquisition, preservation, and reproduction of historic buildings, and the
preservation of artifacts; and

WHEREAS, the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia will
commemorate its 30th anniversary with a host of special events between
September 9, 2018, and September 8, 2019; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Frontier Culture
Museum of Virginia hereby be commended on the occasion of its 30th anniversary;
and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Frontier Culture
Museum of Virginia as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for
the museum's diligent work to preserve the history and heritage of the
Commonwealth and the United States.